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Art and painting lesson 19: Portrait, landscape and still life · Set 209 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (What is the subject?): Portrait = a person; landscape = land and nature; still life = objects on a table. Seascape = the sea; cityscape = a city; abstract art uses shapes and colours instead of real things. Tall subject → portrait (tall) paper; wide subject → landscape (wide) paper.

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  1. 1.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) tall city buildings (b) hills and a river (c) a smiling friend (d) boats on the open sea
  2. 2.True or false: a painting of a village with fields is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖼️ A painting of tall city buildings is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a cityscape (c) a portrait (d) a seascape
  4. 4.Which of these subjects makes a seascape? (a) a king on his throne (b) a teapot and cups (c) a smiling friend (d) waves and a beach
  5. 5.🖼️ A picture an artist makes of himself or herself is a… (a) seascape (b) self-portrait (c) still life (d) landscape
  6. 6.🖼️ A painting of hills and a river is which kind of painting? (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) a seascape (d) a still life
  7. 7.True or false: a painting of tall city buildings is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🍎 A still life shows… (a) objects that do not move (b) the sea (c) a person’s face (d) a wide scene
  9. 9.True or false: a tall tower fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these subjects makes a portrait? (a) your grandma’s face (b) boats on the open sea (c) mountains at sunrise (d) shoes on a table
  11. 11.📄 To draw a row of houses, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  12. 12.True or false: a painting of a forest path is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📄 Paper held with its long side going across is in… (a) square shape (b) landscape shape (c) portrait shape
  14. 14.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a row of houses fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🖼️ A painting of a king on his throne is which kind of painting? (a) a seascape (b) a still life (c) a portrait (d) a cityscape
  17. 17.📄 To draw a wide beach, which way should you hold your paper? (a) landscape (wide) (b) portrait (tall)
  18. 18.Which of these subjects makes a cityscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) your grandma’s face (c) a busy city skyline (d) hills and a river
  19. 19.True or false: a tall palm tree fits landscape (wide) paper. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a tall tower fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a painting of shoes on a table is a still life. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🖼️ Art that uses shapes and colours instead of real things is called… (a) a portrait (b) a landscape (c) abstract art (d) still life
  23. 23.True or false: a painting of waves and a beach is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🖼️ A painting of boats on the open sea is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a landscape (c) a cityscape (d) a seascape
  25. 25.📄 To draw a long train, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  26. 26.Which of these subjects makes a still life? (a) boats on the open sea (b) a village with fields (c) your grandma’s face (d) a teapot and cups
  27. 27.True or false: a standing person fits portrait (tall) paper. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🖼️ A painting of mountains at sunrise is which kind of painting? (a) a landscape (b) a seascape (c) a still life (d) a portrait
  29. 29.True or false: a painting of flowers in a vase is a cityscape. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🖼️ A painting of shoes on a table is which kind of painting? (a) a still life (b) a seascape (c) a landscape (d) a portrait
  31. 31.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a landscape. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: a painting of mountains at sunrise is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🖼️ A painting of waves and a beach is which kind of painting? (a) a cityscape (b) a seascape (c) a portrait (d) a still life
  34. 34.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a landscape. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📄 To draw a standing person, which way should you hold your paper? (a) portrait (tall) (b) landscape (wide)
  36. 36.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) tall city buildings (b) a king on his throne (c) mountains at sunrise (d) your grandma’s face
  37. 37.True or false: a painting of your grandma’s face is a portrait. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a painting of boats on the open sea is a still life. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these subjects makes a landscape? (a) shoes on a table (b) a forest path (c) flowers in a vase (d) tall city buildings
  40. 40.True or false: a painting of a smiling friend is a seascape. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a smiling friend
  2. False
  3. a cityscape
  4. waves and a beach
  5. self-portrait
  6. a landscape
  7. False
  8. objects that do not move
  9. False
  10. your grandma’s face
  11. landscape (wide)
  12. True
  13. landscape shape
  14. False
  15. False
  16. a portrait
  17. landscape (wide)
  18. a busy city skyline
  19. False
  20. True
  21. True
  22. abstract art
  23. False
  24. a seascape
  25. landscape (wide)
  26. a teapot and cups
  27. True
  28. a landscape
  29. False
  30. a still life
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a seascape
  34. False
  35. portrait (tall)
  36. mountains at sunrise
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a forest path
  40. False

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